Service difficulty report · Hydraulic System · Cessna 525B

Difficulty date
January 9, 2011
Submitted
January 11, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N111KJ
Make and model
Cessna 525B
Aircraft serial
525B0340
Aircraft time
369 hours, 304 cycles
Engine
Wilint FJ443A
Part
Hydraulic System
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON DEPARTURE, WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED THE HYD PRESS AND GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE LT & RT MAIN GEAR EXTENDED AND LOCKED WITH THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION. THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED. THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED WITH THE HANDLE AND THE NOSE WHEEL EXTENDED AND LOCKED ALONG WITH THE MAINS. CREW DIVERTED WITH LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE SERVICE CTR. ON THE POST FLIGHT, HYD FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE NOSE VENTS. MX INSPECTED AND FOUND EMERGENCY GEAR BOTTLE PRESSURE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE GREEN AND VALVE BREAK-AWAY WIRE BROKEN AND VALVE LEVER NOT FULLY IN THE STOWED POSITION. WHEN PERFORMING GEAR SWINGS THEY FOUND LARGE AMOUNTS OF AIR IN THE SYS. LANDING GEAR BOTTLE WAS SERVICED, SAFETIED AND GEAR RETRACTION TEST COMPLETED SATISFACTORILY. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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